Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Automatic view update rules Bernd Helmle

From: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
Cc: Bernd Helmle <mailings(at)oopsware(dot)de>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, Jaime Casanova <jcasanov(at)systemguards(dot)com(dot)ec>, Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>, Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Guillaume Smet <guillaume(dot)smet(at)gmail(dot)com>
Subject: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Automatic view update rules Bernd Helmle
Date: 2009-01-27 15:18:10
Message-ID: 603c8f070901270718j3fc9aef7q95b80c439dd52a6@mail.gmail.com
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On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 10:14 AM, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net> wrote:
>> Do we REALLY think there are people out there who are writing INSERT
>> or UPDATE actions on views on which they haven't installed rules and
>> counting on the fact that those operations fail for correctness?
>>
>> Personally, I usually write my code so it inserts into something that
>> is, uh... insertable.
>>
> Not everybody has control over what clients might try to do. This is a very
> legitimate concern, ISTM.

Can you flesh out the scenario you're concerned about a bit more?

...Robert

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